BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER U.M. ORASTIE S.A.

NOTICE REGARDING THE SELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

for the occupation of 2 (two) positions as administrator of UZINA MECANICĂ ORĂȘTIE S.A.

This selection process is carried out in accordance with the provisions of O.U.G. no. regarding the corporate governance of public enterprises and with those of Government Decision no. for the approval of the methodological norms for the application of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. regarding the corporate governance of public enterprises (Government Decision no.

GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY CANDIDATES

Candidates for all positions of member of the Board of Directors must meet, obligatorily and cumulatively, the following conditions:

a) know the Romanian language (written and spoken);

b) have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

c) demonstrate experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the Company's field of activity for a minimum of 7 years;

d) demonstrate experience of at least 3 years in managing companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies (management experience in companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies is understood as holding any management position, as defined in art. 143 of Law no. republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, as well as the position of company/autonomous régie administrator, general manager/deputy general manager/manager/deputy manager of a company or autonomous régie, executive director, economic/financial director, as applicable, according to the Classification of Occupations in Romania);

e) are not in any of the situations provided for in art., art. 12 para. (3), art. 30 para. (9) and art. 36 para. (7) of O.U.G. no.;

f) are not in the situation provided for in art. 169 para. (10) of Law no. on insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures, with subsequent amendments and additions;

g) are not in the situation provided for in art. 73¹ of Law no. on companies, republished, with subsequent amendments and additions;

h) are not within the 3-year prohibition period from holding a public office as provided for in art. 1 of Law no. on integrity in the exercise of public functions and dignities, for the amendment and completion of Law no. on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Integrity Agency, as well as for the amendment and completion of other normative acts, with subsequent amendments and additions;

i) the position of member of the company's Board of Directors is not such as to cause a state of incompatibility or conflict of interest;

j) have full legal capacity;

k) are medically fit;

l) meet all conditions provided for in O.U.G. no. and in Government Decision no.

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY CANDIDATES

ADMINISTRATOR A – auditor profile (1 position):

For the Administrator A position, candidates must meet the following specific conditions cumulatively:

a) must be authorized as a financial auditor and registered in the electronic public register by the competent authority in Romania, another member state, the European Economic Area or Switzerland or have at least 3 years of statutory audit experience acquired through participation in statutory audit missions in Romania or within audit committees formed at the level of boards of directors/supervisory boards of public interest companies/entities, proven by supporting documents;

b) must have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

c) must demonstrate experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the company's field of activity for a minimum of 7 years;

d) must demonstrate experience in managing companies or autonomous régies for a minimum of 3 years.

ADMINISTRATOR B – general profile (1 position):

For the Administrator B position, candidates must meet the following specific conditions cumulatively:

a) must have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

b) must demonstrate experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the company's field of activity for a minimum of 7 years;

c) must demonstrate experience in managing companies or autonomous régies for a minimum of 3 years.

SELECTION CRITERIA

A. COMPETENCIES: Specific competencies for the company's sector of activity, professional competencies of strategic importance, corporate governance competencies, social and personal competencies, local and international experience, specific competencies and restrictions for public officials or other categories of personnel from the tutelary public authority or from other public authorities or institutions, alignment with the letter of expectations;

B. TRAITS: Personal and professional reputation, integrity, political exposure, independence, interpersonal communication skills, vision.

C. OTHER CRITERIA: Registrations in the fiscal and judicial records, economic-financial results of enterprises in which the candidate exercised the mandate of administrator or director, gender criteria.

METHOD OF EVALUATION OF SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates will be evaluated by analyzing the documents in the application file, analyzing additional information requested by the selection and nomination committee beyond what is in the application file, in writing, to review, improve, and validate the accuracy of the scoring, verifying the references provided by the candidates, verifying the previous work of the candidates, analyzing the statement of intent, behavioral observation of the candidates during the interview organized by the Selection Committee, by reference to the board profile, candidate profile, indicators describing the selection criteria for candidates according to the aforementioned documents, integrating the results of the analysis of the statements of intent formulated based on the Letter of Expectations by the candidates and the interview organized, considering the application file, candidate profile, board profile, Candidate's Statement of Intent.

The selection and nomination committee may request clarifications and additional information from the candidates, in writing, setting a response deadline.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FILES

The application file must be submitted, obligatorily, by the deadline of 15:00 in physical format (on paper) at the Registry of the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, located at Calea Victoriei no., Sector, Bucharest, zip code, and in electronic format, to the institutional address of the Selection and Nomination Committee.

Physical format file: paper-based files will be submitted in a closed and sealed envelope, on which the following text will be written: “Application for Administrator A (or B, as applicable) of UZINA MECANICĂ ORĂȘTIE”. Application files registered at the tutelary public authority's registry after the above-mentioned deadline will not be considered, being considered submitted after the deadline, and

Electronic format file: electronic format application files are to be sent to the email address with the following text in the subject line: “Application for Administrator A (or B, as applicable) of UZINA MECANICĂ ORĂȘTIE S.A. [Candidate's Name and Surname]”.

Mandatory rules for submitting application files:

a) The application file must be submitted obligatorily in both physical and electronic format, by the same deadline and time established by this notice.

b) The application file will obligatorily contain a TABLE OF CONTENTS of documents, for both the file submitted on paper and the file sent in electronic format.

c) The documents in the application file will be obligatorily arranged in the order provided in the list of necessary documents for submitting the application and in the TABLE OF CONTENTS of the file.

d) E-mail messages for submitting the electronic format file, as well as the attached documents, must obligatorily contain the candidate's name and surname (e.g., “CV Popescu Ion”).

e) Scanned document copies should be sent, as far as possible, as separate files, clearly named, indicating the candidate's name and document type, for example: “Popescu Ion - CV”, “Popescu Ion - Bachelor's Degree”, “Popescu Ion - REGES Extract”.

f) Electronic format files should NOT be sent via file transfer applications (e.g., WeTransfer or similar applications).

g) If the file size exceeds the capacity of an email message, the documents should be sent via multiple successive messages, numbered (e.g., 1/5; 2/5; 3/5; 4/5; 5/5), respecting the order of documents in the TABLE OF CONTENTS.

h) All documents submitted in the application file will be in Romanian. Documents drafted in a foreign language will be submitted as certified copies, accompanied by a legalized translation, made by an authorized translator.

i) For studies completed abroad, their equivalencies will be submitted, as applicable.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION

The application files will obligatorily contain the following documents:

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS of documents;
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Medical certificate attesting to the appropriate health status, issued by the candidate's family doctor or by authorized health units no more than 6 months before the application submission,
4. Criminal record certificate, within its validity period,
5. Fiscal record certificate, within its validity period,
6. Administrative record certificate, as applicable, within its validity period.
7. The application file will include a presentation letter, approximately 2 pages long, using the CAR model (Context – Action – Result), in which the candidate describes, from their previous professional experience, concrete examples that demonstrate the fulfillment of the competencies provided in the Board profile from the integral component of the selection plan. For each relevant competency, the letter will indicate, for example, the period, employer, position held, and results obtained, and may be accompanied by supporting documents.
8. Copies:

a. Copy of the identity document;

b. Copy of the marriage certificate or other documents, only if the name on the submitted documents (e.g., diplomas) differs from the name on the identity document;

c. Copy of the bachelor's degree or equivalent;

d. Copies of diplomas for the graduation of other university cycles, as applicable – other bachelor's programs, master's programs, doctoral degrees, MBAs (copies of diplomas/certificates of participation in short-term training programs will not be submitted);

e. Copies of documents that attest/prove the fulfillment of the professional experience conditions provided for in art. 28 para. (1) and para. (3) of OUG no., such as:

ü Extract from Reges/Revisal;

ü Employment booklet (if applicable);

ü Mandate/management contracts, obligatorily accompanied by a certificate issued by the company/autonomous régie, stating the actual period of holding the management position (if applicable);

ü Individual employment contracts (if applicable), obligatorily accompanied by certificates issued by employers, indicating the position of administrator/general manager, deputy general manager, manager, deputy manager, executive director, economic director, or financial director of a commercial company/autonomous régie and/or certificates indicating any other position held by the candidate; the certificates will be drawn up, as far as possible, according to the model provided in Annex no. 10 to OUG no. – Administrative Code and will contain: the COR code of the position the candidate held by employment contract, the studies required for the candidate to occupy that position and the period during which the function was exercised;

ü Certificate of registration issued by the National Trade Register Office, indicating the position of administrator/director (and not that of shareholder) and the period for which the candidate held that position (if applicable);

ü Documents showing the economic-financial results of the enterprises in which the candidate exercised the mandate of administrator or director;

ü Other documents endorsed by signature and stamp of the issuer, attesting to the candidate's direct contribution to the improvement of the financial performance of the companies they managed/led;

ü Documents showing that they are authorized as a financial auditor and registered in the electronic public register by the competent authority in Romania, another member state, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland or that they have at least 3 years of statutory audit experience acquired through participation in statutory audit missions in Romania or within audit committees formed at the level of boards of directors/supervisory boards of public interest companies/entities (if applicable);

f. Copy of proof of registration in the corps of public enterprise administrators (if applicable);

1. A professional recommendation;
2. Declaration of interests according to the provisions of Law no. with subsequent amendments and additions (Form F5);
3. Specific forms F1-F5 which are declarations on one's own responsibility regarding compliance with the conditions provided in art., art. 12 para. (3), art. 30 para. (9) and art. 36 para. (7) of OUG no., art. 169 of Law no. on insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures, and Agreement on the processing of personal data;

Publication: The mandatory specific forms can be found on the website of the Tutelary Public Authority in the Corporate Governance section, at the address and on the website of Uzina Mecanica Orastie S.A., in the Corporate Governance section, at the address.

OTHER INFORMATION

a. Communication with candidates

Throughout this selection process, communication with candidates will be done through electronic means. The long list, short list, and nomination proposals are confidential and will not be published; the results obtained by the candidates in each stage of the selection process will be communicated to them individually in the ways described above.

b. Personal data protection

This recruitment and selection process, described in detail above, will be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.

c. Additional information

Additional information can be obtained at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, at the email address or at the phone number.